Below are sites and tools that support vocabulary development and instruction.
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Word Cloud Sites
A word cloud is a visual portrayal of a set of words, with higher frequency words being depicted larger than less frequent words.
There are many uses for word clouds in the classroom, such as:
book summaries
surveys
visualizing main idea of an exceprt based on high frequency words
The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work.
Below are sites and tools that support vocabulary development and instruction.
Word Cloud Sites
A word cloud is a visual portrayal of a set of words, with higher frequency words being depicted larger than less frequent words.There are many uses for word clouds in the classroom, such as:
- book summaries
- surveys
- visualizing main idea of an exceprt based on high frequency words
- poetry assignments
- spelling word activities
- create fundraising items (book jackets, mugs, t-shirts, etc.)
- word family activities
- MUCH more
Two of the most popular word cloud sites are listed below:Wordle:
http://www.wordle.net/
Tagxedo:
http://www.tagxedo.com
Example of Word Cloud created using our Tech Team Goals:
Online Dictionaries
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary -
The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages, it is the ideal language-learning and vocabulary dictionary for use at school, at home or at work.
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/Lexipedia
A visual dictionary/thesaurus which displays word meanings and synonyms as visual word webs.
http://www.lexipedia.com/Google Dictionary
English dictionary is based on the Oxford dictionary.
http://www.google.com/dictionary